Several celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Shabana Azmi and Kangana Ranaut, mourned the demise of veteran actor and comedian Asrani, calling his death an absolute loss to the film industry.

The actor, one of the industry’s most respected character artists who mesmerised audiences with his performances in movies such as Sholay, Choti Si Baat and Abhimaan, passed away Monday afternoon at the age of 84.

Akshay, who featured alongside Asrani in several films such as Garam Masala , Hera Pheri , Bhagam Bhag and De Dana Dan , shared a picture with the cinema icon on his X handle, recalling their recent shoot for the upcoming film Haiwaan.

Speechless with grief at the passing of Asrani ji. We had just shared the warmest of hugs just a week back at the shoot of Haiwaan .

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